As in any academic department, graduate students are integral to the
running of the School.

SKHS Subcommittees:

Academic Council (1 master's and 1 doctoral student) (which sets general policy for the School's
graduate and undergraduate programs)

Graduate Subcommittee (1 master's and 1 doctoral student)

Faculty hiring committees (1 graduate student in the discipline area)

Other ad hoc
committees as appropriate.

Society for Graduate and
Professional Students (SGPS)

In addition, graduate students
select an SKHS representative to the Society for Graduate and
Professional Students (SGPS) which is the
main body responsible for graduate student affairs at Queen's. This body
appoints graduate student members to larger University committees. It
also provides services, advice and advocacy for graduate students.

Graduate students select their various subcommittee
representatives through an election process during an SKHS Graduate
Student Council meeting early each September. The list of these
representatives is given to the SKHS
Administrative Assistant to be recorded on the SKHS Committee
Representatives list for that academic session.

SKHS Student Graduate Council

1.Co-Chair:
Responsible for helping their fellow co-chair run the meetings, compile and
distribute the meeting agenda to GSC. The co-chair also helps the graduate
student representatives if they need support, and ensures that they are
upholding their duties. They are responsible, along side the other co-chair, to
act as a spokesperson for the SKHS graduate students if they ever need it.

2.SGPS Council
Representatives - (1 Science Rep; 1 Arts Rep):
They are the representatives of the SKHS graduate student body within the SGPS
and therefore are expected to attend and vote at the monthly SGPS council
meetings – These meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm.
There are also two annual general meetings which also take place on Tuesdays.

3.Graduate Subcommittee
Member:
They are the representative of the SKHS graduate student body within the
SKHS Graduate Subcommittee and therefore are expected to attend monthly SKHS
graduate subcommittee meetings – These are once a month on Wednesdays at 1pm.
This member aids in maintaining an open dialogue between the SKHS grad student,
the GSC, and the Subcommittees.

4.Academic Council
Graduate Student Committee Member:
They are the representative of the SKHS graduate student body within the SKHS
Academic Council and as such attend the SKHS academic council meetings to
provide them with news regarding the SKHS grads. These meetings are once a
month on Wednesdays at 1pm.

5.Overarching Graduate
Committee Member:
They are the representative of the SKHS graduate student body within BOTH the
SKHS Academic Council and the SKHS Graduate Subcommittee.

6.TA Representative to
PSAC Local 901: They represent SKHS TAs on all union
related matters and are expected to attend PSAC Local 901 meetings and
communicate relevant information to SKHS members. These meetings are usually
the 3rd Friday of the month from 6-7pm.

7.Administrator:
They are responsible for writing meeting minutes, and distributing them when
the GSC meeting is concluded. They are also responsible for compiling the
transition reports are the end of the year to distribute too incoming GSC
members.

8.Social Committee (1
Chair and 2 Committee Members):
They are responsible for promoting SGPS events to SKHS students. In the past
there have been two SKHS-wide events per semester (6 total a year). They are
also largely responsible for the orientation events for the incoming grads. The
social committee is comprised of one elected chair, and two committee members
who are not elected.

There are also 6
positions which are not elected! These are the discipline reps from
each of the disciplines within the SKHS (i.e. Biomechanics, Epidemiology,
Health Promotion, Physiology, Sports Psychology, and Sports Sociology). They
are responsible for acting as a liaison between their discipline and the GSC.
This is a great position for someone who is interested in having a smaller role
within the GSC to learn how everything works! Let Sarah know if this is
something you would like to do!